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Papua New Guinea tops world in ‘porn’ search

Google Trends indicate almost all Papua New Guineans look up the word ‘porn’

ACCORDING to Google Trends, which monitors Internet search requests, Papua New Guinea is ranked number one in the world as the country with the most searches of the word "porn" in the Google search engine.

Social media has also played a major role in the distribution of pornography for school-aged children, and adults who share and collect this illicit material.

Chief Censor Steven Mala in a statement during the announcement of the internet filter last year said children with access to a smart phone were able to access these sites which were available freely on the internet.

"These sites are spoiling the mindsets of our young generations," said Mala.

He confirmed that the Censorship Office was still trying to control what’s coming through the internet.